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          Bill No:  SB 1395
          Author:   Rubio (D)
          Amended:  8/16/12
          Vote:     21

           
           SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION COMM.  :  12-1, 4/24/12
          AYES:  Wright, Berryhill, Calderon, Cannella, Corbett, De 
            León, Evans, Hernandez, Padilla, Walters, Wyland, Yee
          NOES:  Anderson

           SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE  :  Senate Rule 28.8

           SENATE FLOOR  :  33-0, 5/25/12
          AYES:  Alquist, Anderson, Berryhill, Blakeslee, Cannella, 
            Corbett, Correa, De León, DeSaulnier, Dutton, Emmerson, 
            Evans, Fuller, Gaines, Harman, Hernandez, Huff, La Malfa, 
            Leno, Lieu, Liu, Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Padilla, 
            Pavley, Price, Rubio, Steinberg, Vargas, Walters, Wolk, 
            Wright, Yee
          NO VOTE RECORDED:  Calderon, Hancock, Kehoe, Runner, 
            Simitian, Strickland, Wyland

           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  :  76-1, 8/20/12 - See last page for vote


           SUBJECT  :    State Auditor

           SOURCE  :     Bureau of State Audits


           DIGEST  :    This bill renames the Bureau of State Audits" as 
          the "State Auditor's Office" and makes other minor code 
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          maintenance changes.  This bill prohibits existing 
          supplies, forms, insignias, sign, or logos from being 
          destroyed or changed as a result of changing the name of 
          the Bureau of State Audits to the State Auditor's Office, 
          and those materials shall continue to be used until 
          exhausted or unserviceable.

           Assembly Amendments  incorporate additional changes to one 
          of the sections as proposed by AB 1736 (Smyth) and AB 2690 
          (Assembly Judiciary Committee) to be operative depending on 
          when these respective bills are effective and chaptered.

           Senate Floor Amendments  of 5/15/12 rename the State Auditor 
          the California State Auditor.

           ANALYSIS  :    SB 37 (Maddy, Chapter 12, Statutes of 1993) 
          created the Bureau of State Audits (BSA) as part of the 
          Executive Branch.  To assure its independence, the BSA is 
          free from the control of the Executive and Legislative 
          branches; the Milton Marks "Little Hoover" Commission 
          oversees its administrative operations.  The BSA, under the 
          direction of the State Auditor, performs an annual 
          examination (single audit) of the State's general-purpose 
          financial statements as prepared by the State Controller's 
          Office.  The federal government, as a condition of 
          receiving federal funds, requires this audit.  The single 
          audit also includes a review of major federal programs for 
          compliance with federal laws and regulations, and 
          recommendations to improve the State's financial systems 
          and internal control.

          The BSA also conducts financial and performance audits as 
          directed by statute, and other government audits requested 
          by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee.  The BSA has the 
          explicit authority to audit any entity that receives state 
          funds.  Consequently, it sometimes audits at the local 
          government level.  In addition, the BSA administers the 
          "Reporting of Improper Governmental Activities Act," which 
          includes a hotline for anonymous reporting.

          Existing law provides that the State Auditor is appointed 
          by the Governor, from a list submitted by the Joint 
          Legislative Audit Committee, to a four-year term.


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           Comments
           
          According to the author's office, this bill simply intends 
          to rename the "Bureau of State Audits" as the "State 
          Auditor's Office."  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :    Appropriation:  No   Fiscal Com.:  Yes   
          Local:  No

           SUPPORT  :   (Verified  8/21/12)

          Bureau of State Audits (source)


           ASSEMBLY FLOOR  : 76-1, 8/20/12
          AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill 
            Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, 
            Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, 
            Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson, 
            Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Beth Gaines, 
            Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, 
            Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, 
            Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Lara, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, 
            Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, 
            Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel 
            Pérez, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, 
            Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, 
            Yamada, John A. Pérez
          NOES: Donnelly
          NO VOTE RECORDED: Furutani, Halderman, Roger Hernández


          DLW:do  8/21/12   Senate Floor Analyses 

                         SUPPORT/OPPOSITION:  SEE ABOVE

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